Imports:
$16.06 billion (2003 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum,
electronics, textiles, plastics

Imports - partners:
Australia 22.2%, US 11.8%, Japan 11.8%, China 9%, Germany 5.3%
(2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$5.083 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$37.46 billion (2003 est.)

Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $99.7 million

Currency:
New Zealand dollar (NZD)

Currency code:
NZD

Exchange rates:
New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.7229 (2003), 2.1622 (2002),
2.3788 (2001), 2.2012 (2000), 1.8896 (1999)

Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June